About Me
My journey in engineering stems from a simple childhood fascination: how does a collection of metal and plastic have the capability to call a friend halfway around the world? This curiosity has given me the drive to aggressively attempt to jumpstart my career and pursue hands-on experience. Shown from the fact I'd graduated as a valedictorian in high school a year early, and secured competitive internships at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Currently, I work as an Undergraduate Technical Intern - Electrical Engineer at PNNL, where I calibrate and test SensorFish devices, autonomous sensors that withstand brutal dam turbine forces while collecting precise fish passage data, analyze the collected data to characterize fish passage conditions, and perform precision soldering to create custom electrical connections between the autonomous devices and computer systems. I've also co-authored research on optimizing Large Language Model hardware using Logarithmic Number Systems, exploring how computational efficiency can be revolutionized through hardware-software integration. Now pursuing Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, I'm focused on building the skills to create major impacts on every project I touch.
However, what sets me apart isn't just technical capability, it's my interdisciplinary mindset that innovation only happens when boundaries are broken and the impossible becomes possible in the real world. This philosophy extends far beyond STEM. Whether I'm finding the most energy-efficient combinations in boxing as part of UW's Boxing Team, developing the systematic approach that helped me lose 100 pounds in 8 months, I approach every challenge with creative problem-solving skills and unwavering determination. With that, engineering excites me because it's the art of making what seems impossible work under brutal, unforgiving conditions, and I understand that breakthrough results, whether in engineering or personal challenges, come from applying brains over brawn.
